Racial Injustice and Community Support

As a country, community, and a theater, civil rights should be an easy thing to agree upon and support. Dojo Comedy stands with Black Lives Matter in their fight against discrimination and intolerance, as well as with their fight for freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the right to peacefully assemble.

Dojo stands with the protestors.

As we process the weight of recent and historic events, here’s a few local and national organizations to follow, learn from, and donate to:

Black Lives Matter DC

NAACP

DC Legal Support Fund

Southern Poverty Law Center

Black-owned businesses in DC to support.

We’re here to listen to the members of our community about ways to better support you. All questions, thoughts, and suggestions can be directed to Murphy McHugh.

Dojo Comedy Film Fest

Join us for the first ever Dojo Comedy 2020 Film Fest Competition! Taking place over the course of 10 days, teams will have the opportunity to write, shoot, edit, and premier their very own short film.

Winners:

Best Prop - Misty & the Misfits
Honorable Mentions: Movie Time, A Lamb Is Born, Love Yourself

Best Editing/Cinematography - Love Yourself
Honorable Mentions: Aperol Spritz, Campaign Vid, Ferris Bueller's Day In, Demon Cat

Best Writing/Script - Demon Cat
Honorable Mentions: Falling, Runner Boy, Love Yourself, Misty & the Misfits

Best Film - Love Yourself
Honorable Mentions: Ferris Bueller's Day In, Runner Boy, Demon Cat

Congeniality Award - Mug Wine

Watch the Film Fest Videos

2020 Film Fest Teams

Aperol Spritz: Kara Kinsey, Bethan Coan, Bridget Kinsey, Anna Kinsey
Bionic Son Studios: Max Makovetsky, Eli Lloyd, Eli Makovetsky, Owen Lloyd
Bird House: Chris Carusiello, Jacob Massey, Sarah Leary, James Jackson, Tori Reimersma
Dear Friends: Kelsey Anderson, Erick Acuña, Mike Bock, Ali Chief, Kara Kinsey, Stephanie Kozikowski, Martin Steger
Flexible Spending Account: Elizabeth Fulton, Stacey Axler, Sam Schifrin
George P. Geef: Joe Dawson, Laura Morrison
Homeless Fireparty: Colin Chocola, Langdon Page, Conor Mittelstadt
Meeks & Picciotto: Turner Meeks, Adrienne Picciotto
Mug Wine: Alan Prunier
Nora Dell: Nora Dell
Operation Nomotivation: Kristin O'Brien, Karyn Wilson
Prom Night: Amanda Magnavita, Elizabeth Leff
Shots on a Monday: Lauren Gabel, Katie Munn, David Mullins, Erick Acuña, Joseph Bushur, Sarah Caffee, Andrew Lee, Sarah Liebman
The Greatest Collab: Nora Dell, Tomi Komolafe, Steve Raetzman, Carly Kraybill, Kate Purcell

Film Fest Judges

Murphy McHugh - Dojo Comedy owner & founder. English major with a screenwriting focus. Favorite movie: Seven Samurai.
Nicole Barrett - Film Fest organizer, thinks everyone should make a habit of going to the movies alone. Favorite current director: Denis Villeneuve.
Kristina Martinez - Saw Natural Born Killers in the theater as a child, but has never seen Bambi. Favorite movie scene: Anytime voiceover narrative is used in Adaptation.
Rosie Grant - Made stop-motion movies as a kid with legos and a handheld RCA. Watched the Lord of the Rings films back to back just to count all the Wilhelm screams.
Nathan Roe - Film major. Makes Youtube videos at a gaming company for a living, which he’s pretty sure is the pinnacle of modern filmmaking. Favorite movies (from the past few years): Eighth Grade, Roma, Shoplifters.
Steve Lucas - Self-described “film festival circuit queen”. Ran & organized a film review website. Favorite *living* director: Pedro Almodovar.
Justin Lamb - Movie Pass super-user (RIP). Has OPINIONS about Rise of Skywalker. Favorite movie: unknown.

2020 Film Fest Rules and FAQs

To learn more about the Dojo Comedy 2020 Film fest, check out the rules and FAQs below.

Rules & FAQs